How Carbohydrates & Obesity are Linked: The Kind, Not the Amount

re: How Carbohydrates & Obesity are Linked: The Kind, Not the Amount

Healthdieting — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:51:14 GMT

right all carbohydrates make you release insulin the more refined ones like corn syrup are easier to ingest and have nothing to slow it down. this causes large amounts of insulin and adrenaline to be released. this makes you tired and sleepy. insulin is a fat storage hormone. this drives your energy level DOWN. you will not be able to harness energy as well becuase your body is storing fat.

the more you feed sugar the more your pancreas and adrenals will have to compensate. there are no nutrients in the sugar to heal, the pressure on the bodys organ eventually makes them shutdown, this is how obesity starts, without insulin you can't store fat. you cant store it in the adipose tissue(the fat that covers your stomach). the nthe organs can't make anymore insulin. without carbs no diabtes or obesity. simple

re: How Carbohydrates & Obesity are Linked: The Kind, Not the Amount

erniemac2 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:56:46 GMT

Glycemic Index just does not work. ALL carbohydrates, irrespective of GI, "spike" blood sugar levels some 45 minutes after eating. The difference between a food with a GI of 50 and with pure glucose is of no consequence.

The GI researchers have made a fundamental error in calculating GI. They use " gms of quick released glucose per gram of CARBOHYDRATE". This is not a dimensionless quantity as they would like you to believe. The only foods with a true GI are glucose and poly glucose compounds such as starch. The low GI values quoted for fructose are a fiction and need to be recognized as such.

Ernie Lee, BSc Chemistry

re: How Carbohydrates & Obesity are Linked: The Kind, Not the Amount

dandewardlow — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:53:08 GMT

Yay! What does your daily meals look like? I'm trying to get a basic week that I can then vary the days. The problem I've always had with low carb is how bored I got with my choices. I ended up not interested in eating anything at all. Please share. Keep up the good work, your comment is inspiring to me. Thanks.

re: How Carbohydrates & Obesity are Linked: The Kind, Not the Amount

lee caroline — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:55:55 GMT

I disagree with the statement that the Atkins diet does not work. I suffered from terrible headaches for 10 years before I found out I had LOW blood sugar (despite countless doctors who didn't know how to test accurately). I finally found a doctor who put me on a low carb diet. 26 gms a day. The Atkins diet. I lost 45 pounds and have kept if off. I no longer have the "splitting" headaches from not having enough protein in my diet. I avoid all starchy vegetables and all high sugar fruits. I eat at least 4 oz of meat, cheese or eggs 6 times a day. I eat nuts as a snack if I get the munchies which I rarely do. I avoid all sugar. A dessert treat for me is frozen whipped REAL whipped cream with a sprinkling of nuts and a wee bit of Stevia. Or with berries etc.

To say that the Atkins diet does not work is to do a great dis service to many people like myself who find it very very helpful. I have been on this low carb plan since 1990. I am 77. I take NO prescription drugs and still read without glasses. I must be doing something right.

THe diet was developed originally NOT as a weight loss diet but to help cardiovascular patients. The diet aspect was a sidebar development.

Thank you